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Diamonds, Discounting, MP3 Players, Replacement and More!

September 8th, 2008

Whilst I wouldn’t say spam is a huge problem in our inbox, we do get our fair share of spam (about 10-20 messages per day). Most of it is deleted straight away, but about once a month, someone from China sends a spam email trying to sell their latest electronic gadget.
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Minor Facets A Major Problem For Australian Labs

September 2nd, 2008

Correct me if I’m wrong, but no Australian diamond grading lab lists either the star length or lower half length on their certificates – something that both the GIA and AGS do on round brilliants.
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Princess Cut Diamond Engagement Rings

August 20th, 2008

In the past year, princess cut diamonds have considerably more popular than in past years, selling at the rate of approximately 70% of round diamonds.
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1987 De Beers Design Award Diamond Earrings

August 8th, 2008

Recently we received a pair of 21 year old diamond earrings that won the 1987 DeBeers’ “Diamonds Today” design award.
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Buying A Diamond Engagement Ring Online vs In A Jewellery Store

August 6th, 2008

Up until a few weeks ago, there was a very good (not necessarily correct) article about buying a diamond engagement ring online vs in a jewellery store. The article, is still available here (archive.org) and was featured on the QReport website.
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The Diamond Geezer Steps Into The Dragons’ Den

August 3rd, 2008

Last week, Dragons’ Den, the BBC show which lets budding entrepreneurs pitch their business and/or ideas to investors, featured British jeweller Clive Billings from diamondgeezer.com.
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Diamonds From Antwerp!

August 3rd, 2008

“We buy our diamonds direct from the cutter in Antwerp” is a popular tagline these days in the retail industry. However, is Antwerp really the biggest and best place to buy diamonds?
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Chipped Diamonds

July 30th, 2008

Despite being incredibly hard, diamonds are brittle, and every so often, a setter (or a jeweller) chips one. Sometimes it’s no problem, like when the stone is only small, and can be replaced with another from the parcel of hundreds of melee. Other times it’s a total headache…

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Handmade vs Cast Engagement Rings

July 28th, 2008

To complement the quality diamonds that we sell, we also sell a range of engagement rings, as well as diamond ear studs. For years, we have been hand-making our rings in our Perth workshop, however, due to demand, we will soon we will begin offering cast engagement rings at a lower price.
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We’ve Moved Domains

July 7th, 2008

About three weeks ago, we changed domains from www.diamondsandopals.com to www.jogiadiamonds.com.au.
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